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    3. 寸足らず

    寸足らず

    寸すん足たら​ず​

    a little too short

    NTNoun, Particle, AdjectiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab16 strokes

    すんたらず

    Noun, Particle, Adjective

    1.
    a little too short
    2.
    slightly worse, a bit inferior

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    寸
    measurement・tenth of a shaku・a little・small
    Kanji
    足
    あし・た.りる・た.る・た.す…(5)
    leg・foot・be sufficient・counter for pairs of footwear
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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